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WWII German K98 Bayonet Frog - Unit Marked! - !00% Original!
$39.6 $66
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- Availability: 74
- Price in reward points: 777
- 1000 Units in Stock
- Return shipping will be paid by:Buyer
- Condition:Used
- Restocking Fee:No
- Country/Region of Manufacture:Germany
- All returns accepted:Returns Accepted
- Refund will be given as:Money Back
- Original/Reproduction:Original
- Item must be returned within:14 Days
As 30+ years of collecting, I plan to part with most of my collection over the next few months. I guarantee all items to be 100% original from the 1933-1945 period.
Of the hundreds of German WWII bayonet frogs I've owned over the years, my favorites were always examples marked to specific units within the German Army (Wehrmacht), Air Force (Luftwaffe), and Navy (Kriegsmarine) along with other branches. There is invaluable source material available now to determine where that unit fought and other facts about its history.
This leather K98 bayonet frog is in very good used condition with no issues to the still-solid leather, the stitching remains off-white and undyed, and the aluminum rivets are all secure. While I've had numerous frogs with heavily stamped clear markings, unfortunately that is not the case on this example. It was only just as I was photographing this yesterday that I was finally able to make out the unit marking on the reverse. I want to make it clear that the markings are very faint and worn, and that the bayonet has to be turned just so to read the markings, but they are there. This frog has the following unit stamp:
10 / J. R. 76 I
. This was the property of the 10th Company of the 76th Infantry Regiment. This unit had quite the battle history! It was formed in October 1937 and participated in battles in Poland, Belgium, France, and was also engaged in Russia from the very beginning of the Eastern Campaign. I will provide a link to detailed information, including the battles fought, on the 76th Regiment to the winning bidder.
I wish the markings were deep and clear as opposed to barely legible but I doubt the individual recording the property for the regiment was concerned about how they would hold up in 2021! This regiment was renamed in 1942 after becoming motorized, so this frog would match up well with any early Third Reich dated combat bayonet (Especially one that showed combat wear!).
Satisfaction guaranteed. Please watch for future items and let me know if you have any interest in anything in particular as I have many, many German, Japanese, and US items I plan on posting. Thank you for looking!
Of the hundreds of German WWII bayonet frogs I've owned over the years, my favorites were always examples marked to specific units within the German Army (Wehrmacht), Air Force (Luftwaffe), and Navy (Kriegsmarine) along with other branches. There is invaluable source material available now to determine where that unit fought and other facts about its history.
This leather K98 bayonet frog is in very good used condition with no issues to the still-solid leather, the stitching remains off-white and undyed, and the aluminum rivets are all secure. While I've had numerous frogs with heavily stamped clear markings, unfortunately that is not the case on this example. It was only just as I was photographing this yesterday that I was finally able to make out the unit marking on the reverse. I want to make it clear that the markings are very faint and worn, and that the bayonet has to be turned just so to read the markings, but they are there. This frog has the following unit stamp:
10 / J. R. 76 I
. This was the property of the 10th Company of the 76th Infantry Regiment. This unit had quite the battle history! It was formed in October 1937 and participated in battles in Poland, Belgium, France, and was also engaged in Russia from the very beginning of the Eastern Campaign. I will provide a link to detailed information, including the battles fought, on the 76th Regiment to the winning bidder.
I wish the markings were deep and clear as opposed to barely legible but I doubt the individual recording the property for the regiment was concerned about how they would hold up in 2021! This regiment was renamed in 1942 after becoming motorized, so this frog would match up well with any early Third Reich dated combat bayonet (Especially one that showed combat wear!).
Satisfaction guaranteed. Please watch for future items and let me know if you have any interest in anything in particular as I have many, many German, Japanese, and US items I plan on posting. Thank you for looking!
